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In addition, with regard to drug offenses, the Headquarters for the Promotion of Measures to Prevent Drug Abuse (integrated into the Committee on Measures for Drug Issues under the Ministerial Meeting on Crime Prevention in December 2008) formulated the “Third Five-Year Drug Abuse Prevention Strategy” in August 2008 that includes among its strategic goals the development of enhanced support for the medical treatment and reintegration into society of drug abusers and support for their families, with the understanding that administrative agencies and private organizations need to work together in implementing comprehensive measures for preventing relapses. At present, in accordance with the Action Program, etc., government ministries and agencies are collaborating to advance comprehensive measures to prevent repeat offenses in cooperation with agencies and private organizations, etc. in such areas as employment, education, health/medical care, welfare, etc. An overview of preventive measures against repeat offenses, mainly focused on the institutional corrections and rehabilitation of offenders, in terms of the status of offenders and stage of criminal proceedings, is provided in Part 2 (Section 3 of Chapter 4, Sections 2 and 3 of Chapter 5) and Part 4 (Sections 4 and 6 of Chapter 2). This chapter provides a summary of recent conditions surrounding the implementation of new measures and the status of efforts in the development of measures for the future. |